Skip to main content

Lapse in Appropriations

Please note that a lapse in appropriations has caused GAO to shut down its operations. Therefore, GAO will not be able to publish reports or otherwise update this website until GAO resumes operations. In addition, the vast majority of GAO personnel are not permitted to work. Consequently, calls or emails to agency personnel may not be returned until GAO resumes operations. For details on how the bid protest process will be handled during the shutdown, please see the legal decisions page. For information related to the GAO Personnel Appeals Board (PAB), please see the PAB webpage.

Nuclear Waste: DOE's Accelerated Cleanup Strategy Has Benefits but Faces Uncertainties

RCED-99-129 Published: Apr 30, 1999. Publicly Released: May 14, 1999.
Jump To:

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Energy's (DOE) Paths to Closure report, which details DOE's strategy to accelerate its hazardous waste cleanup efforts, focusing on the: (1) methodologies and assumptions used to develop the Paths to Closure report and any associated limitations; (2) uncertainties in the Paths to Closure report that may affect its usefulness; and (3) funding implications related to the cost of cleanup.

Full Report

Full Report (25 pages)

Media Inquiries

Sarah Kaczmarek
Managing Director
Office of Public Affairs
media@gao.gov

Public Inquiries

Contact Us

Topics

Energy
Cost controlEnvironmental monitoringFuture budget projectionsInteragency relationsLife cycle costsNuclear waste disposalNuclear waste managementStatistical methodsStrategic planningEnvironmental cleanups